COVID Linked to Lower IQ, Poor Memory and Other Negative Impacts on Brain Health

A stock image of a person.Photo: Getty Mounting scientific evidence suggests that being infected with SARS-CoV-2 — the virus that causes COVID — profoundly impacts brain health in many ways. He explained in his essay that"large epidemiological analyses"showed that people who had COVID were at an increased risk of cognitive deficits including memory problems. A study of people with a mild to moderate form of the virus showed significant, prolonged inflammation of the brain and changes that “are commensurate with seven years of brain aging.

Covid Mythbuster! Dr. Todd Wolynn Takes on Anti-Vaxxers with Science, Singing and a Dose of Silly

Photo: Jeff Swensen Todd Wolynn isn’t your typical doctor — he’s also a social media star leading the fight against misinformation about the COVID-19 vaccine. In between seeing patients at his office in Pittsburgh, the pediatrician ducks into his office, peels off his gloves, mounts his phone on a makeshift tripod and films creativeTikTok videosfor his 24,200 followers about the COVID-19 vaccine. Even before the shot was available, Wolynn, who’s been in the business of medicine for 26 years, was willing to do almost anything to support the science of vaccinations.

COVID Nurse Struggles with PTSD After Seeing Her Patients Die: 'I Wonder Why I'm Still Breathing'

Scotti Petersen.Photo: Scotti Petersen Before the COVID-19 pandemic hit, Scotti Petersen would havedone her job as a critical care nurse"for free." “I truly was happy, and I probably would’ve spent the rest of my career at the bedside if the pandemic hadn’t hit.” But when COVID-19 arrived in the U.S. in February 2020, Petersen was one of the few people at her hospital that was trained to operate ECMO machines, which pumps a patient’s blood outside their body to give the heart and lungs a break, andbecame one of the few treatments for the virus.

COVID Outbreak at Illinois Summer Camp Linked to More Than 85 Cases

Summer camp.Photo: Getty A central Illinois summer camp was the source of a COVID-19 outbreak. On Monday, the Illinois Department of Public Health reported that a summer youth camp led to at least 85 teens and several adult staff members to test positive for the virus after a mid-June session was held with minimal COVID protocols. One unvaccinated person was also hospitalized, according to apress release. The state health department said attendees were not required to wear masks or be vaccinated, adding that only a handful of campers and staff were vaccinated despite all being eligible.

COVID Outbreak at Pet Cat's Birthday Party in Chilean Town Leads to 15 Infections

Photo: GettyA birthday party thrown for a pet cat led to aCOVID-19 outbreakthat infected over a dozen people.According toThe SunandNewsweek,who cited local reports, the birthday party for the feline took place in the town of Santo Domingo, Chile, and all ten guests tested positive for COVID-19 afterwards. The attendees also infected five additional family members and friends.Francisco Alvarez, Valparaiso regional secretary of the Ministry of Health (SEREMI), reportedly confirmed the outbreak in a public statement and said that he did not believe the story when he first heard the news.